For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 31, 2001
To the Congress of the United States
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its decla-ration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed notice, stating that the Iraqi emergency is to continue in effect beyond August 2, 2001, to the Federal Register for publication.
The crisis between the United States and
Iraq that led to the declaration on August 2, 1990, of a national
emergency has not been resolved. The Government of Iraq
continues to engage in activities inimical to stability in the Middle
East and hostile to United States interests in the
region. Such Iraqi actions pose a continuing, unusual, and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the
United States. For these reasons, I have determined that it
is necessary to maintain in force the broad authorities necessary to
apply economic pressure on the Government of Iraq.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 31, 2001.
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